Cigar-cutter.



M. HENRIOT.

CIGAR CUTTER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY-11.1918.

1,294,858 Patented Feb.11,1919.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MAURICE nnnmo'r, or ARLINGTON, new JERSEY, ASSIGNOR '10 ravine HEIDELL,on NEW YORK, N. Y.

CIGAR-CUTTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 11, 1919.

Application filed May 11, 1918. Serial No. 233,850.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MAUnIcn HENRIOT, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Arlington, New Jersey, have invented an Improvement inCigar-Gutters, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to cigar cutters. The object of the present.invention is to provide a cigar cutter which shall be eflicient inoperation, and simple and compact in construction.

By way of example I have shown a preferred embodiment of my invention inthe accompanying drawings wherein Figure 1 is a front elevation of saidembodiment showing the cutting-member in closed position;

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the cutting member in open position;

Fig. 3 is a similar view of the receiving member;

Fig. 4 is a similar view of the cutting member;

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the receiving member;

Fig. 6 is a bottom plan view of the cutting member;

Figs. 7 and 8 are end views of the receiving member;

Fig. 9 is a cross section on an enlarged scale of the combined receivingand cutting members.

Referring to the illustrative embodiment herein shown and described byway of example merely, the cigar cutter of my invention may comprise areceiving member 10 and a cutting member 20 associated therewith.Preferably the receiving member 10 comprises a plurality of guardingelements, 11 and 12, which may be in the form of flat plate-likemembers. The guarding elements 11 and 12 are suitably joined together,as by being soldered together, as shown at 13. It is of course to beunderstood that the members 11 and 12 may be made integral with eachother, as, for example, by taking a single piece of material, such asmetal, and forming the same into the desired form.

Preferably members 11 and 12 are made of a springy material, such as agold alloy or the like. Whether joined together or integral, members 11and 12 are so arranged that they will be urged toward one another, asmore clearly shown in Fi 7. While the ends of the receiving member 10may be closed, I prefer to have the same open, as shown at lat and 15,since in this way a more compact arrangement is rendered feasible.

Associated with the receiving member 10, as by being soldered orotherwise attached to the inner face of one of the guarding elements 11and 12 herein shown as the guarding element 12, is a pivot-16. Adjacentone corner of the upper edge of the member 10 the guarding elements 11and 12 are preferably rounded off, as shown at 17, for a purposesubsequently to be set forth. The guarding elements 11 and 12 areprovided with alined perforations 19 for receiving the end of the cigaror similar article to be cut.

The cutting member 20 comprises a blade element 21, preferably in theform of a flat, plate-like cutting member such as a safetyrazor blade,perforated as at 22 for mounting on the pin or pivot 16. The cuttingmember 20 is therefore removably associated with the receiving member 10and may be inserted in proper position between guarding elements 11 and12 by springing said elements apart sufficiently to permit blade 21 ofcutting member 20 to be inserted be tween elements 11 and 12 in suchposition that perforation 22 will receive and pass over pivot 16.Thereupon the guarding elements 11 and 12 are permitted to resume theirnormal position, which brings them into tight, frictional engagementwith blade 21 of cutting member 20.

Blade 21 is preferably mounted within a holder or frame 23 which may beremovably associated with blade 21, or preferably, as here shown,rigidly attached to said blade 21. The holder 23 comprises a pluralityof members 24E retaining between them the upper portion of the blademember 21. The members 24 provide a pair of edges 25 which limitthepivotal movement of cutting mem ber 20 inwardly into receiving member10. The pivotal movement of the cuttingmember 20 outwardly is limited bymeans of the rounded corners 17 hearing against edges 25 of therespective members 24. This arrangement is rendered feasible due to thepositioning of pivot- 16 a substantial distance away from end 14 ofreceiving member 10. I may, if so desired, provide one end of thereceiving 'memberlO, as end 14, with an attaching member or loop 80,which may be attached in any suitable manner to receiving member 10, asby-being soldered to one or both of the guarding elements 11 and 12,herein shown as attached to both elements. lhe use of the device of myinvention is substantially clear from the foregoing illustration. -Whenthe cigar cutter is to be used for the intended purpose, the cuttingmember 20 is pivotally moved outwardly from receiving member 10, suchoutward pivotal movement being limited by the engagement of roundedcorners 17 of guarding elements 11 and 12 with the edges 25 of therespective members 24- of the holder 23. Member 30 also may serve forthis purpose. The end of the cigar or similar article to be cut is nowinserted into the alined perforations 19. Thereupon the blade 21 ofcutting member 20 is pivoted inwardly to bring the cut ting edge 26 ofsaid blade against the said end of the cigar or similar article. Theinward pivotal movement of member 20 is limited by engagement of edges25 of members 2% of holder 23 with the edges 18 of guarding elements 11and 12.

By the above arrangement it will be seen that I provide a simple,compact, and highly desirable cigar cutter which may be cheaply andconveniently constructed. Any unintentional movement of blade 21 out ofits receiving member lO-is prevented by means of the frictional orgripping contact between guarding elements 11, 12, and blade 21 ofcutting member 20. It will be noted that blade 21 is at the outer lowercutting corner thereof, rounded or cut oii as shown The urpose of thisis to prevent any und esira le exposure of the cutting edge so as tothereby prevent any danger of accidentally cutting the finger or handwhile using the device. The use of a flat receiving member, comprisingguarding elements which are sprung or spring-pressed toward each other,to retain the cutting member in neat-nee urged toward one another, acutting member pivotally supported upon said receiving member betweensaid portions and adapted to be withdrawn into operative position frombetween said portions and to be re-' tained in any position by thepressure of the outer ends of said portions against said cutting member,and means associated with said receiving and cutting members forlimiting the pivotal movements of said cutting member.

2. A cigar cutter combining a U-sha ed resilient receiving member, theouter e ges of which are resiliently urged toward one another, a stopintegral with said receiving member at one end thereof, a bearingadjacent the stop, a cutting member pivotally mounted in the bearing, anaperture adjacent the other end of the receiving member adapted tocooperate with the cuttlng mem her, said stop limiting the movement ofthe cutting member away from said aperture, and the resilience of thereceiving 'member maintaining said cutting member against accidentaldisplacement in any part of its stroke.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification thiseighth day of May, 1918. I

MAURICE HENRIUT.

